MetaChat - April 2010

the worthless channel →Read more...

post by: weretable and the undead chairs at: 22:02 | 4 comments

post by: Eideteker at: 21:39 | Leave a comment

The Better Marriage Blanket - The problem no one likes to talk about. Now wonder they call it 'silent but deadly'.

post by: Ardiril at: 21:36 | 11 comments

A bunch of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan interpret Lady Gaga's "Telephone." I love this on more levels than I can count. The red-headed dude has got some moves.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 21:15 | 10 comments

the good folk at microsoft have broken down a core professional competency: humor.

post by: Firas at: 14:21 | 3 comments

Lunch with M: undercover with a Michelin inspector.

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 13:52 | 5 comments

Food pairing post....AGAIN I need help deciding which veg to cook with me new favorite Friday night dinner.
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post by: msali at: 13:50 | 15 comments

I have been sitting here for two hours waiting for a phone call. I only just now thought to check whether I had remembered to turn my phone ringer on. I hadn't. Sigh.

post by: occhiblu at: 12:20 | 8 comments

Beyond books, cds, dvds and posters I seem to be just getting into the brave although not-so-new world of online shopping for things other than books and posters and the like. What are your favourite shopping websites that I should check out? →Read more...

post by: Orange Swan at: 11:11 | 8 comments

"What'choo talkin' 'bout, MetaChat?"
This is the Create Your Own TV Catchphrase thread.→Read more...

post by: Atom Eyes at: 10:52 | 12 comments

Meetup Crosspost I figure I should probably share this here for any Boston bunnies who avoid the Grey.

post by: Eideteker at: 10:36 | 2 comments

Posting Flickr photos to MetaChat: a how-to for newcomers, and a refresher course for longtime bunnies.→Read more...

post by: BoringPostcards at: 07:59 | 19 comments

Are we there yet? (No. But it's less than a year until Uranus.)

post by: Wolfdog at: 07:30 | 8 comments

Tea and sympathy

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 01:09 | Leave a comment

Uncle herbs! Vegetarian mint, parsley, rosemary, marjoram, arugula flowers and more mint ideas?→Read more...

post by: klangklangston at: 21:14 | 17 comments

"Me n' You" by Ike Quebec I don't know jazz. But I know what I like.

post by: jason's_planet at: 19:59 | 1 comment

Photo Friday - Food! Well, it's Friday here!

post by: dg at: 16:17 | 30 comments

Lipstick Thespian Is Now Gainfully Employed As An Environmental Advocate! →Read more...

post by: Lipstick Thespian at: 15:17 | 28 comments

OMG! 50 pound bunny!

post by: Obscure Reference at: 13:38 | 4 comments

Things That Should Exist But Do Not

post by: mygothlaundry at: 13:37 | 32 comments

University of Arizona President Shelton: "We have already begun to feel an impact from SB1070. The families of a number of out-of-state students (to date all of them honors students) have told us that they are changing their plans and will be sending their children to universities in other states. This should sadden anyone who cares about attracting the best and brightest students to Arizona."

post by: gaspode at: 13:28 | 2 comments

Not rhetorical, genuinely curious: Has there been a really good American romantic comedy in the last ten years?→Read more...

post by: Iridic at: 13:01 | 31 comments

Wayne B. Wheeler: The Man Who Turned Off the Taps, on the prohibition, and
Too weird for the Wire, on the unusual legal defenses of Baltimore drug dealers.

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 11:16 | 3 comments

I'm thinking about getting an iPhone. Talk me out of it. Or into it, whatever.

post by: box at: 10:55 | 28 comments

My cats like to be in hot sauna Oh, Finland, you and your saunas. (naked dude, nothing showing)

post by: desjardins at: 08:29 | 6 comments

I need more websites that answers pressing questions - right now I need "whatthehellisthecatdoing.com". You?

post by: dabitch at: 08:08 | 10 comments

Security cam birdhouse. Brilliant.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 06:55 | 2 comments

What the f*ck should I make for dinner? - teh intarwebs knows.

post by: dabitch at: 05:55 | 16 comments

Frances Conroy in "Humboldt County" - a Flickr set. Just a little tribute to one of few expressive female faces still left in Hollywood.

post by: Joe Beese at: 21:35 | 2 comments

Quick poll Have you heard of Swedish Fish?→Read more...

post by: leesh at: 20:45 | 48 comments

This is A People Suck Thread. My fiancé's son was hit by a car last night while riding his bicycle. He's okay.→Read more...

post by: rhapsodie at: 20:28 | 34 comments

New bunnies for April! It's been a while since we said hello to some new faces around here. Maybe, if we are super-quiet and don't move, they'll show up in the thread (shh!)... say hi to→Read more...

post by: gaspode at: 15:56 | 29 comments

If you'd like to listen to some bouncy, happy music, I suggest streaming the new album from the New Pornographers.

post by: mudpuppie at: 15:14 | 6 comments

The next empire

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 14:52 | Leave a comment

I'M A TURTLE AND I LOVE STRAWBERRIES NOM NOM NOM

post by: desjardins at: 11:37 | 6 comments

Ad Hoc Sandwiches Or Why Those Food-Tracker Things Don't Work For Me Feelin' kinda sick and not wanting to make a proper lunch, I had some baked tofu sandwich with spinach, butter, a sprinkle of all-ready cooked mushrooms and touch of hot sauce. What are your improv creations?

post by: The Whelk at: 11:28 | 12 comments

Photo Friday Advance Warning: FOOD This is a PSA reminding you that Friday is the day after tomorrow and our theme this time is FOOD which I feel justly includes also the places we prepare and eat it. Which is to say, whatever and wherever you want it to be, and also, those plums? Totally gone, dude, sorry. OM NOM NOM NOM NOM OM NOM etc.

post by: mygothlaundry at: 11:22 | 15 comments

Say it in five words

post by: dg at: 07:47 | 57 comments

Anyone else catch Stephen King's The Langoliers this Sunday on SyFy? →Read more...

post by: qvantamon at: 20:58 | 2 comments

The Improbability Pump

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 13:06 | 1 comment

Guilty pleasures What songs do you listen to as guilty pleasures?
I'm a bit smitten by the French Canadian singer Natasha St Pier.

post by: jouke at: 11:59 | 34 comments

How do you handle criticism? Ramble →Read more...

post by: rainbaby at: 11:01 | 24 comments

Ask MeCha: inconsequential questions.→Read more...

post by: Specklet at: 09:52 | 13 comments

"Cleanflix" is a documentary about the trend (originating in Utah) of businesses that edit "objectionable" material out of Hollywood movies, without the movie creators' consent.→Read more...

post by: BoringPostcards at: 06:48 | 8 comments

Dumb band idea #17. Richard Nixon on piano. Bill Clinton on saxophone. George Bush on drums.

post by: twoleftfeet at: 22:57 | 9 comments

Skeptics of the world, unite!

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 22:35 | 5 comments

Free to Good Home: Photocopies of Salinger Short Stories Once upon a time, I took it upon myself to photocopy as many of JD Salinger's unpublished short stories out of magazines as I could. →Read more...

post by: l33tpolicywonk at: 15:56 | 2 comments

What are your favorite quotes? About whatever, by whoever (whomever?).

post by: amro at: 11:38 | 45 comments

Monday Morning Three Point Update →Read more...

post by: jason's_planet at: 08:59 | 28 comments

Cocteau Twins -- "Lorelei"

post by: jason's_planet at: 08:28 | 1 comment

HAPPY BIRTHDAY INITAPPLETTE!!!

post by: brujita at: 23:48 | 17 comments

How was your weekend? →Read more...

post by: rmless2 at: 22:02 | 10 comments

FINDS! That Kenneth Cole jacket you got for 10 bucks, that CP Massimo coat at the Bedford Ave Salvation Army for 20, the Edwardian overcoat liberated from the Boston thrift store - What are your best finds?

post by: The Whelk at: 21:46 | 18 comments

Pink biker bunny! →Read more...

post by: Eideteker at: 20:38 | Leave a comment

UR Doin It Wrong 30 years of consumers struggling with simple activities because they lack the next AS SEEN ON TV gadget.

post by: Miko at: 19:26 | 8 comments

Alan Davies, I love you.
The innocence with which you see others and the world has stolen my heart.

post by: MonkeyButter at: 18:02 | 3 comments

this is the Den of Iniquity thread for those of us who aren't exactly spa thread types→Read more...

post by: Firas at: 17:46 | 3 comments

Living with a Computer from The Atlantic, 1982.

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 14:34 | 6 comments

Ask LT Anything! Special birthday edition! →Read more...

post by: Eideteker at: 09:15 | 19 comments

Shadow Puppet Presidents

post by: twoleftfeet at: 04:41 | 2 comments

new Doctor Who episode (spoilers possible I guess) →Read more...

post by: weretable and the undead chairs at: 00:41 | 11 comments

When it unbreaks again... FSI public domain language courses (via lifehacker) Down currently because of language junkie overload.

post by: notquitemaryann at: 16:11 | 3 comments

Myths over Miami

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 15:45 | 3 comments

Bunny! OMG!

post by: Jester of Goodwill at: 13:54 | 5 comments

Trying not to have a spoiled North American moment here, but... I just spent over two hours picking out the perfect upholstery fabric from an online fabric store... only to find when I went to order that they don't ship to Canada. Sigh.

post by: Orange Swan at: 12:05 | 11 comments

Recipe Challenge Hour. I have just agreed to cook dinner for someone who can't eat wheat (gluten) and dairy, and tomatoes are a bad idea too. Me, I rarely eat meat and don't feel confident cooking it. Any ideas?

post by: JanetLand at: 11:51 | 15 comments

I have to confess something. Warning: beardist rant. →Read more...

post by: treepour at: 03:29 | 29 comments

Attention people with an EmCee slice: Please hurry up. We are waiting very patiently and want to see the results! I bet they'll be awesome. :)

post by: kyleg at: 23:42 | 1 comment

Are you lonesome tonight? My grandmother always used to hum that tune.

post by: Eideteker at: 21:00 | Leave a comment

With Bells On! (neat little song)

post by: jason's_planet at: 20:09 | 2 comments

Have you always wanted to write for The Rumpus? Now you can!

disclosure: I wrote for the Rumpus

post by: The Whelk at: 17:55 | 6 comments

3-POINT WEEKEND SHOUTING THREAD WHERE YOU ASK TL ANYTHING! What can I say? I'm in a giddy mood. →Read more...

post by: TrishaLynn at: 17:48 | 5 comments

23andme deal today Personal genetics ancestry and health analysis for $99 (normally $500).

I've been wanting to do this for so long but couldn't because of the price. I'm totally stoked.

post by: treepour at: 16:51 | 1 comment

A Turing Machine (scroll down for SLYT)

post by: Daniel Charms at: 15:46 | Leave a comment

The last question and The last answer, by Asimov.

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 13:54 | 3 comments

OMG!!! Venn Diagram w/Bunny (Section C)!!!

post by: oneswellfoop at: 12:55 | 1 comment

The video for Devendra Banhart's new single, "Foolin'" He's a quirky fella, but I really didn't see that coming.

post by: msali at: 12:53 | 5 comments

Can you really and truly delete your Facebook account? →Read more...

post by: desjardins at: 11:54 | 13 comments

Photo Friday: Other People's Pets

post by: mygothlaundry at: 08:31 | 31 comments

Ask MeCha. Why is my cheap thumb drive telling me there's no free space on it when it's empty? It was working fine ten minutes ago!

post by: Specklet at: 06:48 | 6 comments

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CITRUSFREAK12! (just made it, I hope...)

post by: jonathanstrange at: 05:37 | 14 comments

Puglet's Earth Day message →Read more...

post by: jamaro at: 21:33 | 1 comment

The Jackson 5 vs. Fatboy Slim I really like this mash-up. And, of course, Christoper Walken's dancing.

post by: amro at: 20:36 | 5 comments

Imagine...

post by: Doohickie at: 20:07 | 3 comments

Come in here, dear boy. Have a cigar.

post by: jason's_planet at: 19:44 | 3 comments

"Nobody is typecasting you" feeling misunderstood today, I googled the world for the heck of it, found epic misunderstood thread. Sharing.

post by: dabitch at: 18:20 | 20 comments

"talking for one's health" are you familiar with this idiom? it's one of those rare things where googling it doesn't immediately bring up people discussing its usage/provenance etc.→Read more...

post by: Firas at: 13:44 | 5 comments

Whymcycles

post by: aniola at: 12:49 | 2 comments

Bunny Rug . . . that is all.

post by: annaramma at: 12:47 | Leave a comment

You do everything wrong. You need help.

post by: JanetLand at: 12:29 | 12 comments

"hiring team" revelations →Read more...

post by: lonefrontranger at: 12:23 | 8 comments

Two years before the forming of the Velvet Underground, John Cale had a secret.

post by: flapjax at midnite at: 09:24 | 4 comments

Sophie and "Finding Nemo" This is a really touching essay from a guy whose youngest child has cystic fibrosis, and the strength he gets from his older child, Sophie.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 08:54 | 3 comments

Bunny! OMG! OMG! Earsies! Mouf!

post by: essexjan at: 08:12 | 2 comments

This is the book club thread More precisely, the one week late book club thread.

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post by: shothotbot at: 21:56 | 6 comments

3-point Wednesday update →Read more...

post by: essexjan at: 21:50 | 18 comments

So, my security check cleared. And I'm going to be in the 4th row at the Great Hall Of the Cooper Union for the POTUS' speech tomorrow. Dear god, what do I wear?

post by: The Whelk at: 20:00 | 33 comments

The Wrong Man

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 19:45 | 3 comments

Good good good music (garageband.com). Not my usual cup of tea, but a rather good cup!

post by: Wolfdog at: 18:17 | Leave a comment

Tricky Skull Hamburger This has to be one of the most absurd and inexplicable "toys" ever created. The sound really clinches it.

post by: treepour at: 17:48 | 5 comments

British politics musing thread: →Read more...

post by: altolinguistic at: 14:19 | 6 comments

Bunny Pins have arrived!
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post by: rmless2 at: 14:19 | 7 comments

Bunny! OM ... Awwww....

post by: essexjan at: 14:15 | 2 comments

Photo Friday: Other People's Pets Coming Up on Friday: that perennial favorite, pictures of pets - with a twist. Other people's pets! Your friends, your neighbors, total strangers, pets in the wild - let's see 'em all. →Read more...

post by: mygothlaundry at: 11:18 | 3 comments

Microwave madness, or, how cellphone radiation "symptoms" are all in one's head.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 09:41 | 12 comments

hey guys your energy thing must have spilled over to me because... i got a job too!→Read more...

post by: By the Grace of God at: 02:41 | 21 comments

It worked! Thanks everybody. =)

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post by: Eideteker at: 20:25 | 32 comments

Is it time for me to get over my "affect vs effect" peeve? Is it hypocritical for me to argue on one hand that use drives grammar, and on the other hand get really irritated that well-educated people don't know the difference between these words?→Read more...

post by: muddgirl at: 16:50 | 29 comments

I dislike ducks.

post by: mudpuppie at: 15:41 | 23 comments

Lunchtime mini-meetup →Read more...

post by: essexjan at: 14:03 | 10 comments

Geek Power: Steven Levy Revisits Tech Titans, Hackers, Idealists

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 13:33 | 1 comment

cutejewboys.com Yeah, I don't know either..

post by: Firas at: 13:04 | 13 comments

Need a mnemonic device Unkempt guy, hairy beard,→Read more...

post by: serena at: 12:24 | 6 comments

Holy crap, Guru died?! I have so much love for that man's music, I can't believe he's gone. F**k cancer.

post by: msali at: 11:15 | 7 comments

Happy Birthday to ThePinkSuperhero! Woot Woot! :D

post by: stynxno at: 10:43 | 30 comments

TV/Movie quotes you use in real life →Read more...

post by: Joe Beese at: 08:57 | 42 comments

My NYC rental →Read more...

post by: essexjan at: 08:45 | 15 comments

OMG Rather Disturbing Bunny shortly after 1:20. Yikes.

post by: Wolfdog at: 07:43 | Leave a comment

The Alot Somehow, this is EXACTLY how I pictured the Alot, and that fact is exactly why I had to either stop reading or spew my morning coffee all over my work computer screen.

post by: treepour at: 23:01 | 5 comments

Newton, the Man: lecture by John Maynard Keynes

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 20:24 | Leave a comment

Tuesdays With The Whelk My standing plans for Tuesday got canceled and now I'm all ...adrift. I should leave the house round lunchtime and provide help to my poor friend stuck in a double shift. Anyone want to join me for lunchness? 12-3ish, Midtown-West Village-UWS.

post by: The Whelk at: 20:17 | 11 comments

Books Arranged Into Sentences

post by: The Whelk at: 19:41 | 3 comments

Monday 3-point Update →Read more...

post by: danf at: 13:28 | 31 comments

i never really realized this until recently when I'm writing something I feel like I can 'read' a sentence like a new reader especially if I look at the draft after a while. but if there's a quote of something I've heard (song, speech, joke, etc.)→Read more...

post by: Firas at: 13:14 | 6 comments

Manga Farming: grow plants in old books. I'm going to try this.

post by: iconomy at: 10:07 | 7 comments

The resurrection of Roky Erickson. →Read more...

post by: BoringPostcards at: 09:15 | Leave a comment

Here comes the sun

post by: Obscure Reference at: 08:37 | 3 comments

VAXen, my children, just don't ...

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 03:09 | 13 comments

Trapped by volcano in San Francisco! So, I was in town for a conference, had couple of days afterwards, and today my flight home to London has been officially Cancelled Due To Volcano.→Read more...

post by: TheophileEscargot at: 22:43 | 7 comments

The Trustworthiness of Beards. I'm happy to find that I am on the "trustworthy" end of the spectrum. Also, that second icon is a dead ringer for BitterOldPunk.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 21:19 | 11 comments

this whole thing amuses me

post by: weretable and the undead chairs at: 20:59 | 2 comments

So I cried this evening. →Read more...

post by: Doohickie at: 20:58 | 3 comments

Need: short cute video to test something on my phone. I know I can slog through YouTube but I want to know what y'all think is cute.

post by: desjardins at: 18:14 | 4 comments

AskMecha: Good, cheap alternatives to the Mach 3 razor?

post by: jason's_planet at: 12:04 | 3 comments

Shall we Brunch? What was breakfast? Or rather what was the first meal you ate today? →Read more...

post by: The Whelk at: 11:13 | 33 comments

Winscape. My thoughts: A) YES. WANT. B) This is not the right music for this video. C) The later examples kind of destroy the cool illusion, esp. the ones where your viewpoint is moving, like the train footage. A static shot that works like a real environment would be the best way to use this technology.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 20:52 | 6 comments

Thailand's succession As father fades, his children fight

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 14:57 | 2 comments

OMG TEDDY BEAR your morning dose of squee

post by: desjardins at: 11:06 | 10 comments

Ask MeCha: Why does a sandwich someone else has made always tastes better than the same sandwich you've made yourself, but a cup of coffee you've made tastes better than the one someone else made?

post by: Specklet at: 10:12 | 24 comments

Don Caballero -- Palm Trees In The Fecking Bahamas

post by: jason's_planet at: 09:16 | 9 comments

Chatfilter: Art and Sex Now that I've gotten your attention...→Read more...

post by: l33tpolicywonk at: 23:30 | 7 comments

Gamestation.co.uk now owns the immortal soul of over 7,500 users →Read more...

post by: Susurration at: 23:17 | 1 comment

specialized hip hop terms that should be more widely used→Read more...

post by: Firas at: 19:04 | 7 comments

Dress Code for Women - Interesting and fairly easy tutorial from Jezebel on how to dress for work. It's part of an ongoing series.

post by: deborah at: 18:17 | 6 comments

Breadfruit. How to cook it?→Read more...

post by: Specklet at: 18:09 | 9 comments

This is my life. One of the producers at work (I'm a video editor) showed me this yesterday while we were in the middle of a project-from-hell (and a 15+ hour workday). It's not as exaggerated as you might think.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 17:22 | 5 comments

Should Kids Be Bribed to Do Well in School?

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 12:08 | 1 comment

Gimme all your positive energy! So I just finished my phone interview for a job at the New York Times...→Read more...

post by: Eideteker at: 11:08 | 21 comments

Beware of "pine mouth."

post by: BoringPostcards at: 09:33 | 5 comments

Where are you from? Where were you born? Where'd you spend your childhood? Do you still live there? If not, would you go back?

post by: desjardins at: 08:29 | 66 comments

Photo Friday: Soft Focus Not soft serve but soft focus which I personally am going to interpret as blurred, baby, blurred. Give us your soft and creamy photographic extravaganzas here.

post by: mygothlaundry at: 07:49 | 25 comments

Fantasy Movie Trailer TIme I always thought the first 53 seconds of this was a good trailer for some gay Fatal Attraction/Single White Female sexy thriller thing. Lots of cure flower scenes intercut with knives and boiling rabbits.

post by: The Whelk at: 23:57 | Leave a comment

After Obscure Reference linked us to "8-bit creatures destroy NYC" I thought I would share a couple other examples of →Read more...

post by: Doohickie at: 20:05 | 1 comment

MetaFilter Meetup at Marie's Crisis, NYC, April 12, 2010 →Read more...

post by: ColdChef at: 19:26 | 5 comments

This seems like a MetaChat sort of news item.

post by: Wolfdog at: 16:14 | 2 comments

Nails' life

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 13:08 | 6 comments

Sinister clown stalks, terrorizes the children of Lucerne, Switzerland

post by: Atom Eyes at: 12:38 | 5 comments

"Parents Still Hate The Catcher In The Rye, Those Goddamn Transistor Radios"

post by: BoringPostcards at: 12:02 | 6 comments

Sitcom moment You know those moments in bad sitcoms when a main character is around another, incidental character who is a nun or a criminal, and the main character “accidentally” blurts out that something is really a sin or a crime, and you think, “That’s so contrived and stupid”? Well, I had myself a sitcom moment this morning. I was talking with a co-worker about how he and his wife are discussing whether to circumcise their expected baby if it should turn out to be a boy, and I blithely said, “I know some people are virulently anti-circumcision, but I don’t think it’s that cut and dried…. Oh dear….”.

post by: Orange Swan at: 11:36 | 6 comments

If you hid someone on Facebook, how do you find them to unhide them?

post by: serena at: 11:16 | 18 comments

Who Wants These Book Marks? So i have the good fortune to be the son of a very crafty woman so she sends me boxes of stuff to give out and around. This time, it's book jewels-tassel-marks ...things. If you want em and are in the U.S, shoot me an e-mail and I'll shove one in the mail.

post by: The Whelk at: 10:45 | 11 comments

Ask Mecha: Coffee Grinder Considering that any place I buy coffee beans will happily grind them for me, is there any good reason to get my own grinder?

post by: box at: 07:44 | 19 comments

Ask MeCha: disclosure of previous dry rot. →Read more...

post by: Specklet at: 04:14 | 3 comments

The science of why you hate Cilantro

post by: Susurration at: 20:18 | 10 comments

I'm in a random negative mood. Can we post one teeny, tiny nice thing about our lives right now?→Read more...

post by: muddgirl at: 17:12 | 52 comments

Fun Project for the Graphically-Inclined? →Read more...

post by: Lipstick Thespian at: 14:38 | 7 comments

Twitter's entire archive headed to Library of Congress.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 13:41 | 5 comments

An "Old" Playlist How may songs to you have that start with "Old?"→Read more...

post by: danf at: 13:22 | 15 comments

China's Youth Meet Microsoft

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 13:10 | 1 comment

One of my coworkers has just told me a very strange story. Kind of gross and possibly NSFW details inside. →Read more...

post by: JanetLand at: 12:36 | 16 comments

An important message follows ...

post by: essexjan at: 09:56 | 11 comments

Overthinking baked potatoes Inspired by this thread, I too want to make baked potatoes
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post by: lysdexic at: 09:02 | 27 comments

This week's Photo Friday theme will be: "soft focus." From merely fuzzy outlines to completely abstract blurs. Find your best soft-focus pics (or take a new one!) and post it in the thread on Friday.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 06:23 | Leave a comment

Blade Runner umbrella: Yours for only 24.99.

post by: serazin at: 23:00 | 7 comments

Kickin' Buddha butt... Hip-hop parody.

post by: Stewriffic at: 20:36 | 1 comment

I got my Hair Cut and ColdChef Got Shaved ..and now I feel weird whenever I turn my head and there isn't the momentum SWOOSH of hair following it. I keep reaching up to pat down curls that don't exist. I have more than once tired to push away hair that wasn't in my face. This is what I get for not cutting my hair in a year.

post by: The Whelk at: 20:27 | 5 comments

Thanks, belatedly to LT and Miko! For various reasons, I have only now opened your Christmas card. →Read more...

post by: typewriter at: 20:16 | 2 comments

I'm thinking sauteed asparagus and salmon for dinner. How 'bout you?

post by: amro at: 13:29 | 33 comments

Anyone else here read The Devil's Alphabet, by Daryl Gregory? →Read more...

post by: Lipstick Thespian at: 12:46 | 2 comments

Dear _________.

post by: mudpuppie at: 12:34 | 31 comments

How to get someone to ask you out If you're not quite up for being the aggressor, modern woman or whatever and asking a guy out, or even setting aside gender roles altogether,→Read more...

post by: serena at: 12:07 | 16 comments

Don't tell anyone, but...it's BitterOldPunk's birthday!

post by: elizard at: 11:59 | 41 comments

Just yawn and acknowledge your existence.

post by: Ardiril at: 10:40 | 16 comments

NYC Bunnies: Anyone Interested in Participating the EIF Revlon Walk/Run for Women? →Read more...

post by: miss-lapin at: 18:23 | Leave a comment

I am now obessed with Tubedubber

post by: The Whelk at: 17:54 | 7 comments

An Evening With Neil Gaiman →Read more...

post by: Susurration at: 17:32 | 1 comment

The lights are out in Georgia Actress Dixie Carter, best known for playing Julia Sugarbaker on Designing Women, has died.
Let's have another thread to share our favorite Julia Sugarbaker rants in her memory.

post by: kellydamnit at: 16:31 | 4 comments

Plutocracy reborn: a chart.

post by: serazin at: 13:12 | 2 comments

GIFs of Popular Rappers (sorta NSFW)

post by: mullacc at: 12:45 | 4 comments

Ever wonder how people discover MetaChat? This video may provide some insight.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 11:52 | 17 comments

Outsourced Grading, With Supporters and Critics, Comes to College

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 11:18 | 2 comments

Monday 3-point update →Read more...

post by: essexjan at: 10:45 | 27 comments

Photographer sits in a waterhole for 3 months to capture image of lions drinking.

post by: gomichild at: 07:24 | 13 comments

Metaradio test. More news in the coming days. Sorry to all of you I need to get back to via email. I'm trying to make radio more accessible and more frequent. Not as easy as I thought.

post by: arse_hat at: 23:40 | 9 comments

Treme' spoilers What do we think?

post by: The Whelk at: 23:06 | 8 comments

Yay, we challenged my father's racism at a family event! →Read more...

post by: desjardins at: 21:22 | 17 comments

Askme crosspost: Recommend things for me to do in Mexico City for 4 days in May!

post by: rmless2 at: 17:45 | 3 comments

I feel as if my brother-in-law is visiting through a time warp. →Read more...

post by: Doohickie at: 15:21 | 5 comments

Does our universe live inside a wormhole? Bonus: science mag uses term Deep Throat to describe cosmological phenomenon.

post by: treepour at: 14:27 | 1 comment

New Lisa Cholodenko movie! The trailer made me a little skeptical, but maybe it's edited to appeal to a mainstream crowd; Manohla Dargis likes it anyway (bottom of page).→Read more...

post by: serazin at: 13:17 | 2 comments

Biography of Usain Bolt, Mutant

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 11:23 | Leave a comment

Tell me what else I need to survive a week of recovery...in bed! →Read more...

post by: msali at: 09:28 | 17 comments

When small birds sighed, she would sigh back at them;

post by: Firas at: 08:53 | 2 comments

Interview with Cassandra Peterson, aka "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark" about her new non-Elvira acting role.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 08:45 | 8 comments

Sunday Brunch anyone? →Read more...

post by: gomichild at: 03:36 | 7 comments

Metachat →Read more...

post by: treepour at: 00:01 | 7 comments

Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed. That is all.

post by: DarkForest at: 18:45 | 7 comments

Betraying Salinger

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 15:05 | 2 comments

You know you're a child of the 80s if... you can tell the difference between Audrey and Judy Landers.

post by: Joe Beese at: 08:59 | 21 comments

HAPPY WEDDING DAY to THEPINKSUPERHERO and STYNXNO!!!

post by: Ardiril at: 01:14 | 82 comments

Next on metachat Elly shows her whistling prowess.

post by: dead cousin ted at: 01:02 | 3 comments

Most disturbing toy commercial EVER.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 00:16 | 13 comments

Oh hey I'm in a documentary This is what I get for being shot and then forgetting about it until I do some vain ego-surfing. Huh.

post by: The Whelk at: 23:12 | 5 comments

China’s Censors Tackle and Trip Over the Internet

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 20:30 | Leave a comment

Is it just me? or am I the only one no longer getting a receipt in the box with my Amazon.com orders?

What's perplexing you?

post by: jamaro at: 19:54 | 5 comments

"What do you want for dinner?" "I don't know, what do YOU want for dinner?"

post by: Stewriffic at: 18:57 | 8 comments

The paintings of Laura van den Hengel →Read more...

post by: Joe Beese at: 16:19 | 3 comments

Is there an app for that? When you see a picture you like and you want to save it as desktop background, how can you do it without getting rid of the last desktop background that you saved from the internets? Do you have to make a file of pics for desktop background? What's the easy way to do this?

post by: serena at: 13:55 | 5 comments

Advice for a day in Boston I'll be at a loose end in Boston on the last Saturday in May.→Read more...

post by: tangerine at: 13:10 | 12 comments

So I just watched the trailer for Treme And I noticed that the Bunk, Lester and Bubbles are all in the show. How long will it be before they are no longer Bunk, Lester and Bubbles?

post by: msali at: 12:53 | 5 comments

Are these bananas too far gone to make banana nut bread/muffins?

post by: desjardins at: 12:39 | 8 comments

Dog maintains a quiet dignity while owner puts various objects on its head.

post by: Atom Eyes at: 12:24 | 4 comments

Collaborative office stuff? Do any of you have some sort of collaborative software for your office that is more formal than plain old Google Docs? Or do you use Google Docs professionally? →Read more...

post by: Madamina at: 12:20 | 5 comments

8-bit creatures destroy NYC.

post by: Obscure Reference at: 11:52 | 5 comments

*Radio Free Rollick* I'm not sure when metaradio is set to end, but if i can get my act together , i'll do a set tonight @ 10pm eastern

post by: rollick at: 10:47 | 11 comments

This is a thread in which to ask things you've always wondered about. And to answer quetsions you have the answer to.→Read more...

post by: Specklet at: 10:14 | 22 comments

Photo Friday: Chiaroscuro Pronunciation: \-ˈskyu̇r-(ˌ)ō, -ˈsku̇r-\
Italian, from chiaro clear, light + oscuro obscure, dark
1 : pictorial representation in terms of light and shade without regard to color
2 : the arrangement or treatment of light and dark parts in a pictorial work of art

post by: BoringPostcards at: 05:38 | 21 comments

First camera, then fork

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 04:34 | 4 comments

My aller ACHOO - gies are so fu - CHOOOO - cking bad right - AHHHH - now i don't - CHOO - know what to - HUHUHHH - ACHOOOOO - do

post by: treepour at: 00:40 | 12 comments

Under Heavy Manners David Byrne and Robert Fripp.
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post by: Marxchivist at: 19:10 | 2 comments

For the first time in Fresno. For those who like details. "The Impella® device is clearly more clinically effective than IABP or ECMO. It is also less traumatic and less expensive than other available ventricular assist devices." →Read more...

post by: Ardiril at: 18:42 | 8 comments

ARM vs. x86

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 18:40 | 1 comment

How to start a blog with my own domain I would like to purchase a domain and run a blog on it. What is the easiest/cheapest way to do that?

post by: grouse at: 18:12 | 6 comments

Damn fine coffee! "Twin Peaks" debuted 20 years ago today.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 18:04 | 14 comments

This is a very important video that will change how you view humanity also stand cat

post by: The Devil Tesla at: 16:01 | 5 comments

this is a spa thread - step inside for relaxation, whuffles and a pedicure →Read more...

post by: lonefrontranger at: 15:30 | 20 comments

I don't know if he reads here but.... I made something for Klangklangston.

post by: The Whelk at: 14:44 | 8 comments

Servoelectric guitar

post by: warbaby at: 14:07 | 1 comment

Jason Shiga is awesome. I've been enjoying his wacky comic zines for a few years, and recently came across his super cool comic choose your own adventure for kids and grown ups. Here's a video of him explaining how it works.→Read more...

post by: serazin at: 11:50 | 1 comment

Stealing Mona Lisa

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 11:09 | 4 comments

Thursday 3-point update of happiness (or not, depending on each of you) →Read more...

post by: Stewriffic at: 08:22 | 40 comments

"In 2008, John Maloof purchased an anonymous body of photographic images at an auction in Chicago. After spending seven months reviewing the photographic material in his possession, he found written, almost illegibly on one of the sleeves of film, the name Vivian Maier." →Read more...

post by: BoringPostcards at: 06:52 | 3 comments

My dialogue. It's always too wordy. Any tips?

post by: The Whelk at: 22:02 | 12 comments

The ecstasy of the filmmaker Herzog. From Ebert's blog. I wish I could have been there.

post by: arse_hat at: 16:19 | 5 comments

Flying the SR-71 Blackbird

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 14:05 | 3 comments

mp3 Shuffle in 3-2-1... GO! →Read more...

post by: lonefrontranger at: 13:58 | 21 comments

People who photograph food, then eat it

post by: Miko at: 13:34 | 9 comments

cunnilingus in north korea Yeah, I don't know either.. warning: high contrast flashing

post by: Firas at: 10:37 | 4 comments

CRANKY! I love my new job; it's awesome. Except now I share my bus commute with tourists and people who so rarely take the bus that they don't know how to get on and off without blocking aisles, how to move back so people can get on and off, how not to wear backpacks that hit people on the head et cetera. Also, I used to have four donut shops within half a block of my office, now I can't find even one. I just want a donut and quiet efficient commuters on my bus.

post by: crush-onastick at: 10:28 | 16 comments

Anyone for 5 Card Flickr?

post by: Miko at: 09:19 | 4 comments

This week's Photo Friday theme will be: chiaroscuro, the interplay of light and dark (be it colors, light, whatever) in your image. Share your pics in Friday's post!

post by: BoringPostcards at: 08:02 | Leave a comment

It looks and sounds like something from a David Lynch film. NSFW! Oddest strip joint ever. Really.

post by: arse_hat at: 00:08 | 7 comments

This is awesome That is all

post by: Doohickie at: 21:13 | 5 comments

Good heavens, another earthquake!→Read more...

post by: Melismata at: 21:01 | 7 comments

Happy Birthday, Leesh! →Read more...

post by: Stewriffic at: 19:39 | 12 comments

Mmmm...Ice Cream →Read more...

post by: plinth at: 15:46 | 9 comments

Black Prairie is a side project of 3 of Portland's Decemberists. Saw them the other night in a local dive, which they seemed to love playing at, esp. since the guitarist had spent time booking music there in the past.→Read more...

post by: danf at: 15:15 | Leave a comment

Bunny! OMG!

post by: essexjan at: 14:16 | 2 comments

Found a Podcast for the geology nerd in me.→Read more...

post by: danf at: 13:55 | 1 comment

In Syria, a Prologue for Cities

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 13:49 | Leave a comment

Do We Still Have a Laid Off Bunnies Club? Because I would like to join.

post by: mygothlaundry at: 12:03 | 33 comments

Swans! And cows. Oh, and pigs too. So I’ve picked out my swan jewelry. →Read more...

post by: Orange Swan at: 11:25 | 6 comments

A teacher's April Fool's Day prank.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 07:34 | 7 comments

Every day

post by: Eideteker at: 07:03 | 4 comments

"They had two proms and I was only invited to one of them," I'm speechless. WTF?

post by: arse_hat at: 00:15 | 21 comments

It's finally here! iPad fans rejoice!

post by: Eideteker at: 19:43 | 4 comments

Potemkin Capitalism "An ad agency laid off a bunch of its employees, but wanted to keep up appearances when a big client came to the office. So, they posted a listing for 'fake employees' to just sit at the desks and look busy. Pay: $15 an hour."

post by: jason's_planet at: 19:22 | 3 comments

Time to rebalance

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 10:48 | 3 comments

The Paint By Numbers Museum. Some pretty stuff -- much more complicated than what I remember as a kid.

post by: JanetLand at: 10:00 | 2 comments

Sleep Walk with me?

post by: Eideteker at: 09:57 | 4 comments

Hey! My hometown gets a shoutout on the Blue this morning. Not just my hometown, but the presiding Charismatic Evangelical population, home to many interfaith youth revival meetings when I was in high school.→Read more...

post by: muddgirl at: 09:36 | 6 comments

Skeeters! →Read more...

post by: jonmc at: 09:04 | 4 comments

Bunny! OMG! Or should that be OMD?

post by: essexjan at: 03:57 | 8 comments

Incredible cake designs →Read more...

post by: Susurration at: 22:00 | 5 comments

Can Animals Be Gay?

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 10:14 | 7 comments

I just found what looks to be a small diamond wedged in the sole of one of my shoes. How the hell do I figure out if its real or not?→Read more...

post by: ninazer0 at: 03:23 | 9 comments

Happy Easter Metachat! And Happy Passover!

Bunnies! OMG!

post by: essexjan at: 03:10 | 7 comments

Macaroni & cheese help. I would like a recipe for macaroni and cheese that results in something like Silvertone in Boston serves -- sharp with cheddar (and maybe wine?), rich with something Swiss- or Provolone-y, and not at all soupy. It should end up with a consistency like curly pasta with melted Cheez-Wiz, but it should also be, ya know, good. Ideas?

post by: occhiblu at: 22:50 | 12 comments

I Rule Chatroulette →Read more...

post by: Eideteker at: 19:57 | Leave a comment

Rather witty time traveler discovered at Large Hadron Collider. →Read more...

post by: Susurration at: 15:34 | 9 comments

Introducing the mascot of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, whose name is... →Read more...

post by: Elsa at: 14:39 | 3 comments

Double double toil and trouble. There's a tree moving in my neighbors' back yard. It's getting closer and closer to our yard. →Read more...

post by: occhiblu at: 13:29 | 5 comments

Growth of Unpaid Internships May Be Illegal, Officials Say

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 11:56 | 1 comment

"One Fire" by Diamond Rings

post by: jason's_planet at: 11:23 | Leave a comment

Cube-shaped display screen for video games.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 11:22 | 3 comments

House! I think we just agreed to buy a house. WOO!

post by: occhiblu at: 23:16 | 20 comments

Have I Aquired A Superpower? Restaurants keep giving me things and it's starting to worry me. Of the last 5 times I've had to Seriously Eat Out (for work or not) 4 of those places have decided to give me free desert, wine upgrades, gratis sample platter and a visit from the owner. This has never happened to me before. What is going or what am I doing to make people think I'm important enough to impress?

post by: The Whelk at: 17:53 | 24 comments

Bunny! OMG!

post by: essexjan at: 16:20 | 2 comments

A grand unified theory of AI

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 14:34 | 1 comment

Hi LA bunnies!!! →Read more...

post by: lonefrontranger at: 14:02 | 7 comments

Houses on rings. More about these.

post by: twoleftfeet at: 13:02 | 5 comments

What's the last thing that made you laugh until you cried? →Read more...

post by: Joe Beese at: 10:41 | 18 comments

Micky Rourke. Wow. Last night on TV, they had "9-1/2 weeks" and "The Wrestler" on at the same time, so I could compare the two.→Read more...

post by: Melismata at: 10:12 | 10 comments

Los Angeles on the Nile

post by: BoringPostcards at: 09:42 | 4 comments

Photo Friday : Headgear

post by: essexjan at: 04:24 | 29 comments

What happened to good, entertaining TV??? To live in the sixties...........

post by: Spontaneous Maximus at: 23:33 | 13 comments

Bunny! OMG!

post by: essexjan at: 19:41 | 3 comments

cutest damned thing I've ever seen →Read more...

post by: Joe Beese at: 19:02 | 8 comments

Teabonics (not an April Fools)

post by: danf at: 16:55 | 8 comments

How to repossess an airliner without getting shot, or thrown in jail, or beat up, or slammed into a wall, or...

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 16:39 | Leave a comment

OMG governmental waste This is absurd.
I got a letter in the mail telling me I would soon be getting the census.
Then I got the census.
THEN I got a postcard reminding me I should have already received the census.→Read more...

post by: kellydamnit at: 15:37 | 19 comments

The Peeps are back! It's the annual Peeps Diorama contest, and it's an especially classy and creative year.

post by: Miko at: 13:44 | 6 comments

Ask Mecha (hypothetical edition): Say a doctor like a psychiatrist refers a patient to a gastric surgeon for weight loss surgery, is a referral fee back to the psychiatrist standard procedure or is it an illegal kickback? If illegal, how often does it happen anyway in some form or other? Thanks!

post by: Ardiril at: 12:21 | 3 comments

Well, now I'm really famous... I was on Real World DC last night, at 31:27.

post by: mrmoonpie at: 11:13 | 15 comments

three point Status Update, april fools day edition You all know I have a boyfriend right? I am going to see him this weekend and - get this - I AM ACTUALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING HIS IRONING. Yes, I am this sad.→Read more...

post by: By the Grace of God at: 08:49 | 24 comments

April Fool's Day on the web So, anyone found any good April Fool's stuff online yet? →Read more...

post by: Savannah at: 08:28 | 15 comments

The Axolotl Song (rathergood.com product) →Read more...

post by: fluffy battle kitten at: 07:28 | 1 comment

Monte Hellman The A.V. Club has done one of their excellent "Gateways to Geekery" posts about the director of one of my favorite movies, Two-Lane Blacktop.→Read more...

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